RAVEN GUARD - Victorus Aut Mortis | Warhammer 40k Lore
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- Today we shall elucidate the 19th Legion of the Adeptus Astartes: The Raven Guard.
Masters of stealth, assassination and espionage, the sons of Corvus Corax fight the enemies of His Imperium from the shadows.
From their storied history as the Emperor's special forces, to their emancipation from the Tech Guilds of Kiavahr; the Ravenguard fight to liberate the downtrodden populace of Humanity.
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Shades of the Emperor
02:48 Deliverance
04:45 Rise of the Raven Guard
06:44 Compliance of Istvaan
08:21 Price of Loyalty
09:56 Rebellion of the Warmaster
11:47 Cull of the Raven
14:16 Rebuilding the Guard
16:12 Geneseed
18:45 Recruitment
20:46 Organisation of the XIX
22:42 Specialists of Shadow
24:52 Heraldry of the 19th
27:50 Tactics of the Raven
29:38 Raven Calvaria
31:57 Conclusion
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This might be my favorite video, Corax is so underrated!
This might be because most people barely have him on the radar. For some reason, even most channels dedicated to Wh40k lore rarely seem to talk about him, which is sad, because he is such an interesting character. If you ask me, far mor interesting and complex than fan favourites like Rogal Dorn, not that I want to belittle him.
Damn, I am a Wh40k fan and lore nerd for ages now and even I did not appreciate Corax as I should have, until watching The Amber King's excellent 1.25 h long video about him. I think (hope) it's okay to mention this channel here, his introduction videos about the Primarchs are quite something and I would suggest watching them to everyone who is interested in the lore.
Brother that is what corax wants . He wants to be under the radar . It is his specialty
@@Furzkampfbomber Mostly because he vanished after book 18 of the Horus Heresy,
Who else fought against The entire World eaters legion with help from 3 other traitor legions.. with no ships, no air support, no tanks, no Mechnicus or auxilia....
With 3000 Ravengaurd only
For 100 days
Corax and thr Ravengaurd were absolutely monstrous
As is Jaghatai
Coral is the Goat 🐐 The Emporer fux with him for a reason.
There have been sayings that the Raven Guard are a dishonorable Legion compared to the others for their usage of stealth and surgical strikes to win any battle, but it is because of these tactics that allow them to achieve victories from impossible odds.
So fighting like a contemporary army is cowardly my response to anyone who claims that is if it works it works
Who cares about honor when it comes to protecting lives and standing up for liberty? Those defeated by guerilla tactics label them cowardly because they're mad they lost. It's like people that play fighting games then scream how "unfair" their opponents tactics are when they lose.
@@spartanx9293you can argue that when facing odds against you it’s the best way to do it is ensure that you’re cutting their troops down as you keep as many of you alive to keep it going all the time
Istvaan only reinforced these methods
I choose to counter with an ME3 quote. "Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer."
Corax and the Ravenguard certainly deserve more praise. They are all about doing their job not caring about the Emperor’s attention and being in the spotlight (literally they don’t want that). For all they’ve been through and still being loyalists and staunch defenders, goes to show how well they emulate the stoicism and tactical prowess of their Primarch
I would imagine that if Konrad was less damaged, he and Corax might have been good friends
They probably were designed by Big E to work together. If Curze got some therapy from Sanguinuis prior to the heresy he'd probably be pretty normal
probably, both are very similar.
They could’ve been a perfect combo
"Wherever you tread, tread lightly. We are closer than you think, and our blades are sharp."
Shadow Captain Kayvaan Shrike
Personal favorite Chapter/ Legion. Underrated as hell too. Hope when Corvus Corax return, the Ravens will have its vengeance!
So do I brother
How do you feel about the raven being more warp entity like now? I always like the raven guard, I prefer the space sharks and the exorcists a bit more but hands down a chapter I feel pull at my heart. The fact they dropped the raptor space marine plot line for these new super space marines will always make me face palm but to keep lore well made would have required Matt ward and gw to be competent.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus it's cool.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus The raptor plot point was completed tho
It was a Alpha legion plot
@@mk_gamíng0609 it’s called expanding and building on lore rather than ignoring it.
The term for Ravenguard tactics are "Force Multipliers". They are small in number but have a disproportionately large effect in comparison to other larger forces.
Love the Raven Guard and their closest to modern tactics approach to warfare.
Raven Guard deserves more love from the fans and GW.
Thank you for this video. I love the Raven Guard and Primarch Corax. I've just finished his Horus heresy books. Ya can't beat an assassin who can go invisible and move in silence while wearing a ton of power armor. Keep it Remembrancer.
The primaris really saved the genetic stability of every chapter but especially those that had severe issues like the raven guard. What it most be like to recruit easily and now have all organs functioning at 100%.
Vox in the void has awesome raven guard stories! Vanguard and ravenfall were absolutely fantastic. It's a shamed he never finished a black ship comes
“All that happens in just a few minutes” out of character for Iron hands but very honourable of them, shame that all of them who pushed on died
The Raven Guard and Carcharadons are my favourites. Hope you can cover them in the future
YOU DO NOT SEE TYBEROS THE RED WAKE
Mine too!
If i HAD to be an Astartes, id probably pick Ultramarine, because theyre the most stable genetically. But the Raven Guard aesthetic and methods are the ones I relate to best. Screw the medals and ribbons, just matte black, please.
Ultramarines are stable but not the most stable
I bet ravenguards that can't do the whole wraith slip thing just use the "fog of war" for stealth. If you were a hulking power armored man that could sprint at 55mph and pull off trickshots while jumping and sliding, wouldn't you?
Imagine you're a chaos warband fighting the imperial guard and then suddenly a bunch of drop pods pop up and half the ravenguards just start bunnyhopping and pulling off 360 noscopes while the other half find cover snipe your warband, they'd seem like ninjas.
Even after a few years of reading and learning the lore, there are many chapters I still do not know that well. Thank you for the video
Raven Guard. The Masters of Stealth and Sabotage. The closest the Space Marines get to real-life Special Operations save for perhaps the Alpha Legion. I've always had a love for these guys simply because of their stealthy, underhanded tactics. To be able to sneak around in what is noisy, bulky power armor is no mean feat, something that only they seem to have mastered. They know how to be smart, silent, and maneuverable.
If it weren't for the series of incredibly misfortunes they constantly suffer, I think they would've been the most effective Legion. They are certainly good enough to tango with the Tau, no small feat considering the xenos' advanced weapons and tactics.
I think that Alpha Legion is more of Black Op type, CIA spook espionage while Ravenguard is more conventional in a military
@@MyH3ntaiGirl both are on the same coin but different sides, both deal with sabotage and intrigue however the ravens focus on assassination and quiet assault compared to the alpha legion sabotage of infiltrating with facial surgery and mischief without being noticed
Ravenguard raptor explaining how he stealths: you'd be surprised how few people look directly up and along with the lasbolts and artillery, few enemies will ever hear you coming.
I find it funny when legions are mocked/punished for doing exactly what they were made for. Raven guard-stealth, night lords-fear/keeping order, world eaters-savagery, thousand sons-psykers
The Raven Guard was my first introduction to 40k and to quote Rose from Brooklyn Nine -Nine to sum up how I feel about about them ''I've known Corvas and the Raven Guard for a day and a half, but if anything were to happen to them I would kill everyone and then myself.''
They must be a pain to work with on a day-by-day basis and organizing joint operations must involve a lot of patience and just shrugging "Sir they are doing stuff, we just don't know what until something blows up. Yes Sir we have tried to contact them over the Vox but all we get back is.....wind?"
Finally, a video about the best legion
You should have mentioned how Corax went about getting vengeance - turning into a monster crow and stalking the dude who killed his sons
Basically Batman but he kills and has a bird theme instead.
"justice without power is impotent power without justice is tyranny
This might be the most in-depth lore video I've seen on my beloved 19th. Well done good sir.
i like how their power is basically depression
Darkness there and nothing more,
Quoth the Raven
Nevermore.
Nice work
Yes, the Raven Guard and their Crow Daddy definitely deserve more love.
Corvus Corax turning into a ''good'' Warp Demon or whatever and kicking the crap outta Lorgar ( who is a frikin' Demon Prince of Chaos Undivided!), so hard that Lorgar is hiding in fear in the Warp, is just badass af.
Imagine, if Corax returns into real space and joins Guilliman!
Thank you. Building a raven guard Phobos kill team and this was super helpful especially with the pauldron iconography information.
Since other commenters here have already suggested other Wh40k channels, I hope it is okay to mention one as well? Because The Amber King has an excellent. long video that introduces Corvus Corax. I am a Wh40k fan and lore nerd for a long time now and even I never appreciated Corax as I should have until watching this video. He is such an interesting and complex character, much more interesting and complex than fan favourites like Rogal Dorn, for instance. Not that I want to belittle Dorn, to make that clear.
For some reason, people rarely have Corax on the radar, since for whatever reason, GW as well as many channels dedicated to Wh40k lore treat him as an orphan and barely mention him.
One of thr unfortunate reasons is..
We heard NOTHING about Corax 5 months after Isstvaan.
He got a book, Geneseed, etc... then gone for the rest of the Heresy, got seriously mistreated
Ty for the heads up on that channels corax episode.
Good to see another 40k lore channel making quality half hour videos. Keep it up.
My favorite loyalist legion. Amazing work as always.
Excellent!
Enjoy all lore regarding the XIX & their successors. Many thanx for a "High End" quality piece. 👍👍
Thank you, thank you, thank you, my favourite Legion gets the ultimate treatment, having a video done by you, THE Remembrancer 😎
By far the best video on the Raven guard
Thank you for making a video for the raven guard, they are not talked about enough!
May the Emperor’s light shine upon you, Remebrancer! Keep up the great work, brother!
Very comprehensive, thank you!
Highly underrated and underutilized in the lore, my Horus Hersey legion of choice and second favorite in the 40k setting just behind the Black Templars in my book
Sooo good, and really got me excited about the Dark Angels because yeah pride is a problem for many marines but for Dark Angels, and to some extent their Primarch, it really is a defining feature.
Love your work. Thank you for your time and effort.
Glad you talked about these guys, I love them and their fallen brothers.
Cheers fella. Great vid
You make accessing the stories of W40K easy, thank you for doing what you do. Stay away from The Pride of the Emperor lest we lose you 👍🏻
The Raven Guard needs more love.
Ah the Raven Guard, time to get out the black eyeliner and read some Edgar Allan Poe.
Nah, they're more Rambo than goth.
@etinarcadiaego7424 if Rambo listened to Type O negative and wrote poetry maybe
Deliverance has come.
My chapter would happily welcome the Son's of the Raven to fight beside on ANY Battle field.
Great video boss glad I discovered your channel
Love the Raven Guard!
Awesome. Loving the content.
Again, Congratulations Master Narrator!
I got 90% most like the raven gaurd on my space marine chapter test so I needed to know more!
Your videos are badass, the longer the better 🤘
Very hyped for my bois in green.
Only other 40k lore CZcamsr apart from luetin that I listen to consistently
best raven guard video tbh🐦🖤
that was awesome! thank you
Great video. Love me some Raven Guard. Just read the book where Corax becomes a shadow raven demon and he lays waste to some Word Bearers and chases demon prince/primarch Lorgar into tower to where he resides to this day.
Another great video
Amazing video that has made me question adding all the pouches that come with primaris space marines to my raven guard as they keep their armour clean.
really enjoyed this video
It's crazy I seem to think that each one of these might be my favorite one I kind of agree down there or up there wherever the shuffle puts us nonetheless the pain of remembrance is upon us we shall not forget
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Common Remembrancer W
excellent lore , well done
All videos are great! Definitely a new fen
Wow, what an amazing breakdown. I'm new to Warhammer 40K lore and was looking for a legion to follow. The Raven Guard is very interesting. Thank you so much for helping me broaden my Warhammer 40k knowledge.
I feel like they have always been one of the least popular of the loyalist founding legions (everyone loves darks angels and space Wolves, and then blood angels, imperial fists and Ultramarines, even white scars and salamanders I think are more popular. And of course iron hands have been popular more recently due to them being strong competitively. But ravenguard always have been and always will be my favourite.
@@danielward-smith9466 Yeah, I'm really digging the Raven Guard. I've always had a thing for stealthy characters which goes back to Metal Gear, Siphon Filter, and Splinter Cell. The abilities of the Raven Guard just sounds so cool and their history is also damn tragic which gives the legion so much character I think. I have been hearing a lot about the Dark Angels with all the talk about Lion elJonson that's been blowing up in several Warhammer 40k videos. I haven't looked into playing the games so I have no idea how effective the Raven Guard is in that regard. But as someone who has fallen in love with the lore, they are very cool.
Frankly speaking, putting Alpha Legion in 2nd line was - in retrospect - hughe give away.
If you see raven guard or any of their successor chapters,... it's too late. You can run but you will die tired.
That's how I would fight,it's seems foolish to throw everything you have at the front,it's wise to conserve your numbers and go around at angles and striking with speed, accuracy and power⚔️🛡️
Dark angles and raven guard will always be my favourite
What the alpha legion did to raven guard gene seed was just dirty . Makes rogal dorn killing apharius so much sweeter
Holy Emperor! You once again do your name justice, Remembrancer! May his holy light shine upon thee and may your service to his Imperium last long!
The Emperor protects!
The XIX legion the raven guard and there primarch corvus corax are my favorite loyalist space marine legion and also there successors chapters the raptors, the carcharodons and the death spectres. I just love this legion because of there movable flexibility, stealth abilities, reconnaissance assassination and guerrilla warfare like tactics. As well there looks too. May the emperor's Light shine down you o'great remembrancer Victorus Aut Mortis (Victory or Death) 🖤☠
Glorious Man Emperor: Emo Corax, and his damned soul chickens!
Would be crazy if that all this time the ravenguard are a MASSIVE legion of Astartes. With all this time they’ve been very successful in their recruitment, but given a false record of their numbers. Their true aspirants just blending into the population through their innate gifts. The entire time growing and growing in number, just waiting until the day their primarc returns and gather them, now legion strong to take up against Abbadon’s last battle!!
I love the raven guard but there is something so funny about power armoured super soldiers that tower over the average human having a stealth legion
The primarch so chad, he figured out he was a minor abstract concept ffs.
Also, does youtube have a grudge against you stronger than fantasy dwarves because this error in the video thing is starting to feel like the website is intentionally hurting you, which I don't like because you are awesome Andy.
There was also a side story about a raven guard astartes that was having a slight mutation on his body ( gene seed Minor body rejection)......it turn out that he was an adult guardsmen soldier before accepting the offer to be a raven guards space marine from their apothecaries...... either than that i don't know much about this particular story...🤔🤔🤔
It would be really cool to have raptors unit on the tabletop, like raven guard possessed
I love the Raven Guard, it's sad what they've become in the past few years.
The Raven Guard is my favorite legion
What is the name of the outro church sounding song in your videos? It sounds heavenly, I love it.
The Raven Guard are lethal strike forces whom without their "dishonorable" tactics, the Imperium would have been crushed long ago.
Call it nasty if you wish. Do not call it ineffective.
That time you find your commissioned corax art using used multiple times in a video….. your welcome all for the warped corax
Re upload ???? wasnt this up yesterday ?
There was trouble with the visuals. The Mechanicus had to be summoned to fix the problem
VICTORY IS VENGEANCE!!! I loved Sixx but damn his death was written so well, falling back to the lab and asking for orders only for his superior to kill him as the enigmatic alpha legion operative only known as Exodus had taken Sixx’s commanders identity
I play the loyalist successor chapter the Knights of the Raven. My theory and backstory is that they were formed from a very select group after the Heresy, that of the few remaining Terran born loyalist Ravenguard who lived through the attack on gate 41, the dropsite massacre, and the subsequent scattering of the Legion, and who weren't members of the warrior lodges. This group I figure may have been slighty less than 1000 warriors, and was gladly hived off as a separate chapter, due to their differences with their primogenitor. The Knights eschew stealth, and instead wear brightly polished silver battle plate and crusader pattern helms. They are brutally pragmatic and favour orbital drop assaults.
Always remember that Tau kicked their assess
I love me some raven guard! But don’t tell my salamander either!
30:53 does anyone know of the background music?
This haaaas to confirm they are the parent chapter to the carcharodons their body mutation and the curse they both share in which it does the almost exact same thing is more then confirmation....love my space sharks
Something i still dont understand is why Corax decided to hunt down Lorgar over the alpha legion as a whole, knowing that it was the alpha legion the one that dealt the most devastading blow to the Raven Guard.
Probably because he was the og traitor. It was his fault that 70 odd thousand marines died at istvann. And the dude almost killed him at istvann too
We strike in the shadows!
while corax called kurse his counterpart iv'e always seen alpha legion, fellow masters of indirect warfare and sabotage, as their opposite number.
Tbh, same here. I always looked at the BA and the NL as closer counter parts imo
Does anyone know of where the whole quote for this and where it comes from: "To take a village send a battle brother. To take a city send a squad. To take a planet send a company. To go to war, send the chapter." I've been searching where this quote comes from, but I've been having no luck where to find it or the video I've seen it in before. If anyone knows where it's from, I will very much appreciate it.
Can’t the gene seed be fixed once Corax returns?
Destroy the old stock and get new material or it’s not possible anymore?
Don't forget they groove out with glow sticks!
Did the Ravenguard accept the primaris marines? I feel like that would fix some of thier problems Wil low numbers